Petter Moen | |
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Born |
Drammen, Norway | 14 February 1901
Died | 8 September 1944 | (aged 43)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Actuary |
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Petter Moen (14 February 1901 – 8 September 1944) was a Norwegian resistance member later known for his diaries.
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he edited the underground newspaper London-Nytt. [1] He was arrested in February 1944 when the German occupiers discovered several undercover newspapers. [2] Moen spent time imprisoned at Møllergata 19, and he perished during transport to Germany with the ship SS Westfalen in September 1944. [3] He is particularly known for his diary written with a pin on toilet paper during imprisonment. [4] The manuscript was found after the war and published in 1949 as Petter Moens dagbok; [5] it has been translated into several languages. [3]